Biological Engineering - PhD
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Program Description
The Biological Engineering Ph.D. program is at the interface of Engineering and the Sciences, and it benefits from the strong, collaborative relationships that exist across these communities at UCSB. The Ph.D. program provides didactic and research training that supports a depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise within biological engineering. The program has interdisciplinary strengths in biophysics, biomaterials, biomolecular discovery, and computational and experimental systems biology.
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Academia
Industry
Biotech startup companies
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Draper
Carnegie Mellon University
Alcon
Program Highlights
Our Biological Engineering Ph.D. Program is new and matriculated its first cohort in 2022
UCSB Biological Engineering is a member of the Bioengineering Institute of California
Our program administers two graduate training programs: the Data Driven Biology (DDB) NRT graduate training program & Mechanobiology (T32) graduate training program
We offer an optional Ph.D. emphasis that is open to all doctoral students currently enrolled in 13 participating science and engineering departments at UCSB
UCSB College of Engineering is among the top recipients of National Science Foundation's Early CAREER Awards
Related Disciplines
Bioengineering Graduate Emphasis
NSF-sponsored Data Driven Biology (DDB) NRT graduate training program
NIH-sponsored Mechanobiology (T32) graduate training program
Associated Interests
Biological modeling and signal processing
Computational, synthetic, and systems biology
Cell, tissue, and device mechanics engineering
Data-driven biology
Mechanobiology